The Broadcasters Podcast

A new study claims the heralded Top 40 or CHR format seems to be fading away. Meanwhile, music streaming is adding subscribers but the streaming stays the same.  The CHR Format Seems To Be Fading Away https://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-chr-format-seems-to-be-fading-away.html?spref=tw Is Music Streaming Stalling? https://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2020/12/is-music-streaming-stal...

Entertainment Embracing Digital Streaming Thanks to the digital disruption in addition to pandemic panic, but at what risk to their talent, content creators and their bottom line? What to expect from the entertainment landscape in 2021 https://awfulannouncing.com/orig/what-to-expect-from-the-entertainment-landscape-in-2021.html Measuring News Consumption in a Digital Era https://pewrsr.ch/2VUtTFe...

Warner Bros. to Debut Entire 2021 Film Slate, Including ‘Dune’ and ‘Matrix 4,’ Both on HBO Max and In Theaters https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warner-bros-hbo-max-theaters-dune-matrix-4-1234845342/ AMC Theatres Says Warner Bros.' Streaming Plan Will "Sacrifice" Studio Profits https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amc-theatres-says-warner-bros-streaming-plan-will-sacrifice-studio-profits Warner...

Covid Stories on Network TV are only going to chase viewers to streaming seeking more escapist content and they lack new movies and tv to watch. What the hell is happening with masks on network TV? https://www.vulture.com/article/network-tv-masks-covid-stories.html Now is the Time to Reimagine Network TV https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/now-is-the-time-to-reimagine-network-tv/ Why cinema will s...

Movie Studios like Disney and Marvel are impatient and now making moves to stream new releases instead of waiting on the theatres to return to normal. ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to Debut Both on HBO Max and in Theaters https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/ Disney Mulling Pivot Of ‘Pinocchio’, ‘Peter Pan’, ‘Cruella’ From Theatrical To Disney+ Premieres https://de...

Social Media Regulation is again a topic and KOP delves into stories that discuss How might it be regulated? We also look at the ongoing Section 230 debate. Social media: How might it be regulated? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54901083 Reform Section 230 Now or Leave Section 230 Alone https://www.newsweek.com/reform-section-230-now-opinion-1542228 https://www.newsweek.com/leave-section-230-...

For Big Tech, what follows ‘free expression’? How the media industry is creating an ‘Offer You Can’t Refuse’ and how this all leads to the Media Establishment Massacre For Big Tech, what follows ‘free expression’? https://www.cjr.org/opinion/big-tech-senate-hearing-free-expression How the media industry is creating an ‘Offer You Can’t Refuse’ by @stevenVBe https://customerthink.com/how-the-media-i...

There is definitely a market for edited content,says a music executive in a New York Times article that Music Censorship Is Good for Business. Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ Proves Music’s Dirty Secret: Censorship Is Good Business https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/arts/music/clean-versions-explicit-songs.html Radio’s Opportunity In The $63 Billion Content Marketing Space. http://www.insideradio.com/free/radio-s...

Quibi will go quiet as the mobile streaming startup led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, just six months after launching, and so goes nearly $2 billion in investment dollars. Quibi Sets Shutdown Date https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quibi-sets-shutdown-date Inside Quibi's Abrupt Shutdown: "This Is Not How They Wanted It to Go" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/inside-quibis-abrupt...

FCC and Congress look to Confront Social Media For Crossing the Line of Censorship. KOP explains why it's more than just suppressing an October Surprise.  FCC will move to regulate social media after censorship outcry https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/15/21518097/fcc-social-media-censorship-moderation-ajit-pai-section-230-nypost-biden FCC moves to 'clarify' Section 230 law following censoring of Po...

Rolling Stone follows up on Radio's Payola Problem as they write Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving. Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/pay-for-play-radio-texts-1067691/ The Splintering of The Radio Industry https://radioink.com/2020/10/08/the-splintering-of-the-radio-i...

Billboard and Rolling Stone are on the same team as the parent companies of these Mainstream Music Magazines Merge Making More Media Deregulation Rolling Stone, Billboard, Vibe, More to Operate Under New Joint Venture PMRC https://pitchfork.com/news/rolling-stone-billboard-vibe-more-to-operate-under-new-joint-venture-pmrc/ What Does the Rolling Stone and Billboard Deal Mean for Music Fans? https:/...

The Digital Media Disruption Dominates in a Crushing Entertainment and Media Covid Crisis. KOP talks about the resilience of digital has accelerated the demise of traditional media. Entertainment and media industry revenues to slump 6.7% in 2020 https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/09/09/entertainment-and-media-industry-revenues-slump-67-2020 Why social media has changed the world — and how to fix it...

Hollywood studios delaying movie releases, added with labor unrest (and state-enforced lockdowns in New York and California) the movies lack motivation for moviegoers. Movie Theaters Returned. Audiences Didn’t. Now What? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/business/media/tenet-movie-theaters-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share Tepid ‘Tenet’ Box Office Reflects U.S. Audiences’ Fear of Theaters https://va...

Netflix Crosses the Lines with Cuties, a Controversial French film “Cuties” (about a young Senegalese girl in Paris who joins a “free-spirited dance clique” to escape family dysfunction). KOP discusses the line crossed. ‘Cancel Netflix’ Backlash Grows Over ‘Cuties’ Film’s Sexualization of Young Girls https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/cancel-netflix-backlash-cuties-sexualized-girls-1234765747/...

KOP talks about the Digital Disruption and how it is destroying the Yellow Journalism bubble. He explains the origin of the phrase and how objectivity in journalism should affect reporting being compared to airtight evidence used in a court of law.  A majority of Republicans (70%) and Democrats (56%) believe that the news media should be approached with skepticism rather than trust. https://nie.mn...

Hollywood is Crumbling Thanks to Covid due to a series of epic events effecting the Hollywood establishment. Walmart to buy TikTok with Microsoft? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/walmart-to-buy-tiktok-with-microsoft/ UCLA Department Of Film, TV & Digital Media Gets Poor Grade In Academic Senate Review https://deadline.com/2020/08/ucla-department-of-film-tv-digital-media-gets-poor-grade-in-a...

Apple takes another crack at online radio, while NPR notices podcasts do better for them than radio does. Plus, sex (WAP) and solitude (Folklore) soar in mainstream music under quarantine. Why Apple Music Still Cares About Radio https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/beats-apple-music-radio-announcement-1045912/ Apple announces Apple Music radio https://nr.apple.com/dE7W9d3G7L Radio listening has p...

Music and Entertainment make waves to push through the pandemic while dealing with costs and challenges that come in the way. Remote Control: Making Television Mid-Pandemic https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/arts/television/coastal-elites-connecting-social-distance.html AMC Theatres Charging 15 Cents a Ticket on Opening Day https://variety.com/2020/film/news/amc-theatres-charging-15-cents-a-ticket...

The Corporate Media is Disconnected and Living In Their Own Bubble KOP lays out the argument on how the corporate media is disconnected and living in their own bubble. As a result objective journalism has been rendered obsolete. Journalists’ Twitter use shows them talking within smaller bubbles https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/326226550?rn=0805T192112&fbclid=IwAR3NuSVFspHlkHj90fKDQKCSNi32JTKPnk...

Big Tech Confronted and Challenged for Content Censorship and Commerce in an antitrust hearing where the CEOs of big tech companies including Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google were hauled before lawmakers for a Congressional roasting. Trump administration petitions FCC on social media content rules https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-trump/trump-administration-petitions-fcc-on-social-media...

Movies studios and exhibitors continue to move back plans to reopen, while one music maker might make a bold move that could shake the core of the music industry. Big Screen Flicks on the Move out of 2020 https://deadline.com/2020/07/quiet-place-2-top-gun-2-moving-to-2021-1202993889/ Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters https://apnews.com/c717475b7faf5e518e4de99e18f5318c AMC Th...

While China offers a crucial customer base for Hollywood and provides popular technology for the world, changes may be coming thanks to Covid-19. Barr Criticizes Studios Over China Relationships, Singles Out Marvel, Paramount https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/barr-criticizes-studios-china-relationships-singles-marvel-paramount-1303474 China to Begin Post-Covid Reopening of Cinemas https://var...

AMC works out a financial runway to play motion pictures this summer, the state of playlists in 2020 and some new plays in the world of podcasting. $AMC Entertainment Nears Debt Deal That Would Ensure Solvency Into Early Next Year https://deadline.com/2020/07/amc-entertainment-debt-deal-solvency-early-next-year-1202981933/ Why releasing an album is a waste of time https://www.musicradar.com/news/w...

KOP talks about a future of journalism without a scintilla of objectivity. Plus, on the 50th anniversary of American Top 40, we look at the revising of radio history. What comes after we get rid of objectivity in journalism? https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/what-comes-after-we-get-rid-of-objectivity-in-journalism.php Media Leaders Weigh In on Where the Industry Will Head After COVID-19 https://...